Credit for Prior Learning

Students must ask the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) to send their CAPE transcript/certifying statement to UAlbany’s Office of International Admissions.

Students are eligible to receive up to 30 credits from CAPE. CAPE grades I through V (one through five) are required to be considered for transfer credit. For more information, please review the transfer equivalency chart below. 
 

Students can be granted credit(s) and/or placement for successfully passing College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams. CLEP’s Subject Examinations and General Examinations can be taken by anyone.

Visit the Undergraduate Bulletin for UAlbany’s policy related to obtaining credit by CLEP, including eligibility guidelines.

Eligible students must send CLEP test scores to UAlbany using these instructions. Please refer to the CLEP equivalency table below for more information.

Students seeking an exception to this policy must submit the Prior Approval for Transfer Credit Form. They’ll be asked to include:

• An explicit recommendation from the academic department that grants the credit(s)
• A compelling educational rationale detailing the reasons why an exception should be considered 
   

Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) offers and supports voluntary educational programs to service members on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense. The DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) is one such program.

Eligible students must send DSST exam scores to UAlbany using these instructions. 

Credit(s) may be awarded for DSST exams with scores that meet or exceed 400, which is the minimum passing score recommended by the American Council on Education (ACE).

Students who have completed A-level examinations are eligible to receive up to 30 credits. Students must earn at least a C grade to obtain UAlbany credit.

Students should work with their examination provider to have official documentation of their GCEA certificate(s) sent to UAlbany’s Office of International Admissions.
 

To receive credit, students should work with their high school guidance office to ensure that an official IB transcript is sent upon graduation to UAlbany’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions or Office of International Admissions.
 

Students with IB Diploma 

UAlbany will award up to 30 credits to students who have completed the requirements for an IB Diploma with a cumulative score of at least 30 — including both Standard Level and Higher Level exams — and no score lower than a 4 (satisfactory).  

Credits for students with an IB diploma will be awarded as follows: 

• 12 to 24 credits, with assigned course credit equivalents, on a course-by-course basis for Higher Level courses completed with a score from 4 (satisfactory) to 7 (excellent) 

• 6 to 18 credits, assigned as elective credit, for completing the remaining Standard Level courses and Extended Essay requirement 
   

Students without IB Diploma 

In addition, the University at Albany will consider for credit and/or placement on a course-by-course evaluation those IB subjects completed at the Standard and Higher Levels with a score of 4 or higher.

The following lists the UAlbany equivalents for students who participate in an IB curriculum at their high school.
 

If you've completed a standardized exam that isn’t listed on this page, please fill out the Credit for Prior Learning Interest Form. An Office of Undergraduate Education staff member will contact you in about three to five business days.